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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
7,590Searchable applications
56Recorded as pending
81%Approval rate · 5,744 approved or refused records
1,072Refused applications

4,672 approved · 1,072 refused · 211 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Feb 2022 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policy and strategyPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Trees and conservation areasArticle 4 directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas26 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided00394/26

    CHANGE OF USE OF GRADE II LISTED BUILDING TO CAF� WITH EXHIBITION, EVENTS, WORKSHOP AND OFFICE SPACES TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF NEW THREE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH ROOF TERRACE AND BASEMENT, LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ASSOCIATED RESTORATION WORKS TO BUILDING INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF FRONT DOOR, TIMBER SASH WINDOWS AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

    Rock Hall Moses Gate Country Park Hall Lane Farnworth BL4 7QE

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  2. Decided00395/26

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CHANGE OF USE OF GRADE II LISTED BUILDING TO CAF� WITH EXHIBITION, EVENTS, WORKSHOP AND OFFICE SPACES TOGETHER WITH DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ERECTION OF NEW THREE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH ROOF TERRACE AND BASEMENT, LANDSCAPING WORKS AND ASSOCIATED RESTORATION WORKS TO BUILDING INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF FRONT DOOR, TIMBER SASH WINDOWS AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

    Rock Hall Moses Gate Country Park Hall Lane Farnworth BL4 7QE

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  3. Decided00396/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00 M LONG; 3.95M MAX HEIGHT; 2.60M EAVES HEIGHT)

    182 Hardy Mill Road Bolton BL2 3PW

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  4. Decided00397/26

    SITING OF 2NO. POLE MOUNTED PANEL SIGNS

    Wadsworth Industrial Park High Street Bolton BL3 6SR

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  5. Decided00398/26

    ENLARGEMENT OF SIDE DORMER INCLUDING REMOVAL OF FLAT ROOF AND CONSTRUCTION OF PITCHED ROOF

    13 Church Meadows Bolton BL2 3PB

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  6. Decided00399/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL UTILITY BUILDING

    Mini Meadows Old Kiln Lane Bolton BL6 4LJ

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  7. Decided00400/26

    PRUNING OF 1 NO. SYCAMORE

    1 Stonehouse Bolton BL7 9NB

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  8. Decided00401/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH RAISED TERRACE.

    8 Ridgmont Drive Bolton BL6 6RR

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  9. Decided00402/26

    CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (CLASS E) TO 1 NO. DWELLING (CLASS C3)

    440 St Helens Road Bolton BL3 3RS

    Received 5 Mar 2026
  10. Deposited00404/26

    NOI EXPIREDNOTICE OF INTENTION FOR FELLING OF 3 NO. LEYLANDII

    14 Waterslea Drive Bolton BL1 5FJ

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  11. Decided00405/26

    ERECTION OF 1 NO. DETACHED DWELLING

    1 Lindsay Street Bolton BL6 6EF

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  12. Decided00406/26

    RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF EQUINE HAY STORE AND MUCK HEAP

    Stable Fold Farm Blackburn Road Bolton BL7 9EP

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  13. Decided00415/26

    INSTALLATION OF NEW SHOP FRONT

    Unit 2 Victoria Plaza Oxford Street Bolton BL1 1RD

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  14. Decided00416/26

    SITING OF NO.1 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN, NO.1 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN,NO.1 BACKLIT ATM SURROUND AND 55" ATTRACTOR PANEL WITHIN SHOPFRONT WINDOW

    Unit 2 Victoria Plaza Oxford Street Bolton BL1 1RD

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  15. Decided00417/26

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION 21005/25 TO REPOSITION THE FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS AND CHANGE THE STYLE OF ONE WINDOW.

    35 Windermere Avenue Bolton BL3 1DU

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  16. Decided00418/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 5 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 6 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 8 (NEW GATES) ON APPLICATION 21180/25.

    Kensington House 6 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 6 Mar 2026
  17. Decided00419/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (5.00M LONG; 2.70M MAX HEIGHT; 2.50M EAVES HEIGHT)

    18 Weythorne Drive Bolton BL1 8TP

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  18. Decided00420/26

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT FRONT

    14 Litherland Road Bolton BL3 3ET

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  19. Decided00421/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.30M LONG; 3.95M MAX HEIGHT; 2.80M EAVES HEIGHT)

    16 Greystoke Drive Bolton BL1 7DW

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  20. Decided00422/26

    ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING GARAGE.

    44 Ferndown Road Bolton BL2 3NN

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  21. Decided00423/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 5 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 6 (TREE PROTECTION) AND 8 (NEW GATES) ON APPLICATION 21177/25.

    Belgravia House 4 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  22. Decided00424/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 5 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 6 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 8 (NEW GATES) ON APPLICATION 21196/25

    Mayfair House 5 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  23. Decided00425/26

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3 (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE), 4 (ROADS AND FOOTWAYS), 5 (LANDSCAPE SCHEME), 6 (TREE PROTECTION MEASURES), 8 (NEW GATES) ON APPLICATION 21211/25

    Knightsbridge House 7 Clare Bank Bolton BL1 5AE

    Received 9 Mar 2026
  24. Decided00426/26

    PRIOR NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED LARGER HOME EXTENSION AT REAR (4.00M LONG; 3.42M MAX HEIGHT; 2.90M EAVES HEIGHT)

    218 Deane Church Lane Bolton BL3 4EW

    Received 9 Mar 2026

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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